Roel Antonio Villegas

Funeral services for Roel Antonio Villegas, 57, of Smyer will be 10 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2008 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church with Father David Cruz officiating. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Guajardo Funeral Chapels. Burial will be at the SmyerCemetery under the direction of Guajardo Funeral Chapels.

Mr. Villegas passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008 at UniversityMedicalCenter. He was born June 4, 1951 to Andrea and Rogelio Villegas, Sr. in Laredo, but lived in Smyer and Lubbock most of his life. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Miranda Cote Villegas and his mother, Andrea Villegas.

Roel graduated from SmyerHigh School in 1970 and attended SouthPlainsCollege. He soon joined the Armed Forces and was later employed through the Civil Service at Reese Air Force Base for many years. He served as communion minister at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, was active in the Lubbock softball league, serving as Umpire in Chief and Secretary for several years. He will be missed.

His survivors include five children, Angelica and Peter Villa, Roel Curtis, Mirinda, Rocio and Esmeralda Villegas, and his ex-wife, Juanita Hernandez, all from Lubbock; father, Rogelio Villegas, Sr. of Smyer; six brothers, Rogelio Jr., Pedro, Rudy, and Ruben of Smyer, Rene of Jayton, Romeo of Lubbock; six sisters, Rachel Arriaga and Minerva Luna of Smyer, Rebecca De La Fuente of Fort Worth, Emma Lopez of Laredo, Rosario Estorga of Waco, and Yolanda Carrillo of Anton. He also is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.